Have you ever seen bamboo in the wild?
If you haven’t, it looks a lot like this.
You see, while all the other plants are growing around it, the bamboo plant stays nestled underground.
For years … it just lies in the dirt as life seems to pass it by.
And there are no signs of growth above the surface.
(You wouldn’t even know it’s there.)
But while it looks asleep, the bamboo is actually growing roots underground.
It stretches out to build a well-developed root system. And it will call upon these roots when the time is right…
Then, after five long years, the bamboo starts to show signs of life.
It emerges hesitantly from the cold, spring soil at first…
But then suddenly, it shoots up – every day faster and faster.
That’s why it’s called a “bamboo shoot”.
One inch a day. Two inches a day. Three inches a day.
Faster than all the other plants around it.
Soon, it’s shooting skywards at a rate of several feet per day!
And within just two months – the bamboo is fully grown…
Sometimes 100 feet tall.
Incredible, right?
You see, people think results should come quickly…
They have a go at something for a few weeks – then when they don’t see progress, they give up and say:
“Oh this doesn’t work!”
“I tried my best!”
But is that the truth?
Or is it just to pacify?
Almost anything worthwhile in life takes time.
It took me YEARS of toil.
When I got into serial enterprises, mergers, and then into business advising, I worked 14 hours almost every single day for years.
And while my friends back then laughed at me. Well, I was known as a “moron.” No partying, no hanging out.
I carried on.
“I don’t care how long it takes me – I’m going to do whatever it takes”
Just about a year and a half before, money started working for me consistently, the legacy started building.
And this is another beginning for a new vista of life for me.
I work now for my fulfillment and live in a space of creativity with my family.
And that’s what I want you to take away from this post, my Friends.
It’s hard in the beginning. I remember what it’s like.
But think back to bamboo…
What happened after it grew roots?
Didn’t it shoot up and become one of the strongest and tallest plants of the forest?
Think about that.
Because…
It’ll Be The Same For You Too
Just like bamboo, once you make your breakthrough, you will grow. Faster and faster.
You’ll be unstoppable.
And when others call you an overnight success, you can smile to yourself.
Knowing the real secret to your success…
